| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Pedro Lopez (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dikembe Ahluwalia (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Eyler (fresh) C - David Prouty (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - William Hatcher (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Andrei Walentoski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Belle (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Peter Hunt (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Calvin Cole (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia inbounds the ball | 15-38 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler can't connect on an uncontested jump hook from the right block | 15-38 |
| 19:38 | Pitt | Peter Hunt gets the rebound | 15-38 |
| 19:24 | Pitt | Calvin Cole hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 15-38 |
| 19:23 | Rutgers | William Briscoe pulls down the rebound | 15-38 |
| 19:04 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez misses the 3 from the right corner | 15-38 |
| 19:03 | Rutgers | William Briscoe misses the tip | 15-38 |
| 19:02 | Pitt | Charles Belle grabs the board | 15-38 |
| 18:43 | Pitt | Peter Hunt misses the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on William Briscoe - foul #2 on William Briscoe, team foul #1 | 15-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Charles Hittle (SF) William Hatcher, Charles Belle | |
| 18:43 | Pitt | Peter Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 15-39 |
| 18:43 | Pitt | Peter Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 15-40 |
| 18:40 | Rutgers | David Prouty is fouled in the backcourt by Kang Chin - foul #1 on Kang Chin, team foul #1 | 15-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Murphree (PF) Peter Hunt | |
| 18:32 | Rutgers | Kang Chin takes the ball from David Prouty | 15-40 |
| 18:20 | Pitt | Calvin Cole is hacked by David Prouty - foul #2 on David Prouty, team foul #2 | 15-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa (C) David Prouty | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 17:59 | Pitt | The jump hook by Matthew Murphree is blocked by Thomas Espinosa | 15-40 |
| 17:57 | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa gets the rebound | 15-40 |
| 17:49 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez is fouled on the floor by Calvin Cole - foul #3 on Calvin Cole, team foul #2 | 15-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Jenks (C) Patrick Eyler | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Hatcher (PG), Elvin Dalton (C) Kang Chin, Calvin Cole | |
| 17:41 | Rutgers | William Briscoe knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dikembe Ahluwalia | 17-40 |
| 17:19 | Pitt | Charles Hittle can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 17-40 |
| 17:18 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton tips it in | 17-42 |
| 17:16 | Rutgers | William Briscoe's pass is intercepted by William Hatcher in the backcourt | 17-42 |
| 17:15 | Pitt | William Hatcher banks in the layup | 17-44 |
| 16:57 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia hits a shot from the left block set up by Thomas Espinosa | 19-44 |
| 16:32 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Andrei Walentoski and he's fouled by Pedro Lopez - foul #3 on Pedro Lopez, team foul #3 | 19-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Oestreich (PG), Donald McWatters (SG), Patrick Eyler (PF), David Prouty (C) William Briscoe, Pedro Lopez, Dikembe Ahluwalia, Thomas Espinosa | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Peter Hunt (PF), Robert Franz (C) William Hatcher, Charles Hittle, Matthew Murphree | |
| 16:32 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton makes the free throw | 19-47 |
| 16:19 | Rutgers | John Jenks makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-47 |
| 15:55 | Pitt | Peter Hunt can't finish the layup | 22-47 |
| 15:54 | Rutgers | William Oestreich snags the defensive board | 22-47 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Oestreich (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald McWatters (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Jenks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Patrick Eyler (fresh) C - David Prouty (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Kang Chin (fresh) SG - Andrei Walentoski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Elvin Dalton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Hunt (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Franz (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Rutgers | Peter Hunt swats the layup by Patrick Eyler | 22-47 |
| 15:32 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Andrei Walentoski | 22-47 |
| 15:04 | Pitt | Andrei Walentoski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Briscoe (PG), Osvaldo Alonzo (SG), Thomas Espinosa (C) William Oestreich, John Jenks, David Prouty | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Hatcher (PG), Charles Belle (SF), Calvin Cole (C) Kang Chin, Elvin Dalton, Robert Franz | |
| 14:57 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 24-47 |
| 14:45 | Pitt | Calvin Cole can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Thomas Espinosa - foul #1 on Thomas Espinosa, team foul #4 | 24-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez (SG), Dikembe Ahluwalia (SF) Osvaldo Alonzo, Donald McWatters | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 14:45 | Pitt | Calvin Cole makes the 1st free throw | 24-48 |
| 14:45 | Pitt | Calvin Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 24-49 |
| 14:30 | Rutgers | William Briscoe connects on the jump hook in the lane | 26-49 |
| 14:02 | Pitt | Andrei Walentoski misses the lay-in | 26-49 |
| 14:00 | Pitt | Calvin Cole snags the offensive board | 26-49 |
| 13:35 | Pitt | Peter Hunt misses the runner in the lane | 26-49 |
| 13:33 | Pitt | William Hatcher misses the tip | 26-49 |
| 13:32 | Pitt | William Hatcher tips it home | 26-51 |
| 13:15 | Rutgers | A charge is called on Patrick Eyler - foul #2 on Patrick Eyler, team foul #5 | 26-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Osvaldo Alonzo (SG), Donald McWatters (SF), David Prouty (C) Pedro Lopez, Dikembe Ahluwalia, Thomas Espinosa | |
| Subs | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie (SG), Charles Hittle (SF), Matthew Murphree (PF) Andrei Walentoski, Charles Belle, Peter Hunt | |
| 12:49 | Pitt | Matthew Murphree buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from William Hatcher | 26-53 |
| 12:32 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Osvaldo Alonzo | 28-53 |
| 12:28 | Pitt | William Hatcher misses the shot from the left wing | 28-53 |
| 12:27 | Pitt | Charles Hittle gets the offensive rebound | 28-53 |
| 12:15 | Pitt | Osvaldo Alonzo is called for the reach on Cheng-Gong Xie - foul #1 on Osvaldo Alonzo, team foul #6 | 28-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Oestreich (PG), Pedro Lopez (SG), Dikembe Ahluwalia (SF), Thomas Espinosa (PF), John Jenks (C) William Briscoe, Osvaldo Alonzo, Donald McWatters, Patrick Eyler, David Prouty | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Andrei Walentoski (SG), Charles Belle (SF), Peter Hunt (PF) William Hatcher, Cheng-Gong Xie, Charles Hittle, Matthew Murphree | |
| 11:49 | Pitt | Thomas Espinosa picks off the pass by Kang Chin | 28-53 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Oestreich (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Pedro Lopez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Dikembe Ahluwalia (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Espinosa (fresh) 2 blk. C - John Jenks (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Kang Chin (fresh) SG - Andrei Walentoski (tiring) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Charles Belle (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Peter Hunt (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. C - Calvin Cole (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:40 | Rutgers | John Jenks scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Oestreich | 30-53 |
| 11:20 | Pitt | Kang Chin comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 30-53 |
| 11:18 | Rutgers | John Jenks pulls down the rebound | 30-53 |
| 11:16 | Rutgers | William Oestreich is hacked by Kang Chin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kang Chin, team foul #3 | 30-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Andrew Frazee (C) Thomas Espinosa | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Hatcher (PG), Charles Hittle (SF) Kang Chin, Charles Belle | |
| 10:57 | Rutgers | William Oestreich comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-53 |
| 10:55 | Pitt | Charles Hittle grabs the defensive rebound | 30-53 |
| 10:49 | Pitt | Charles Hittle clanks a jump hook from the left block | 30-53 |
| 10:47 | Pitt | Charles Hittle snags the offensive board | 30-53 |
| 10:40 | Pitt | Peter Hunt scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by William Hatcher and he's fouled by Andrew Frazee - foul #1 on Andrew Frazee, team foul #7 | 30-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Briscoe (PG), Osvaldo Alonzo (SG), Donald McWatters (SF), Patrick Eyler (PF), David Prouty (C) William Oestreich, Pedro Lopez, Dikembe Ahluwalia, John Jenks, Andrew Frazee | |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Belle (SF) Charles Hittle | |
| 10:40 | Pitt | Peter Hunt misses the free throw | 30-55 |
| 10:40 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler grabs the defensive rebound | 30-55 |
| 10:23 | Rutgers | William Briscoe comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by William Hatcher - foul #1 on William Hatcher, team foul #4 | 30-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Murphree (PF) Peter Hunt | |
| 10:23 | Rutgers | William Briscoe makes the 1st free throw | 31-55 |
| 10:23 | Rutgers | William Briscoe makes the 2nd free throw | 32-55 |
| 09:54 | Pitt | Matthew Murphree comes up short on the runner from the right block | 32-55 |
| 09:53 | Pitt | Charles Belle pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-55 |
| 09:31 | Pitt | Charles Belle comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-55 |
| 09:29 | Rutgers | William Briscoe grabs the defensive rebound | 32-55 |
| 09:11 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler is open and lays it up and in | 34-55 |
| 09:06 | Pitt | William Hatcher knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Murphree | 34-58 |
| 09:03 | Rutgers | William Briscoe loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez (SG), Dikembe Ahluwalia (SF), Thomas Espinosa (PF), John Jenks (C) Osvaldo Alonzo, Donald McWatters, Patrick Eyler, David Prouty | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Cheng-Gong Xie (SG), Elvin Dalton (SF), Peter Hunt (PF) William Hatcher, Andrei Walentoski, Charles Belle, Matthew Murphree | |
| 08:38 | Pitt | Pedro Lopez picks off the pass by Cheng-Gong Xie | 34-58 |
| 08:24 | Rutgers | William Briscoe is hacked by Cheng-Gong Xie - foul #3 on Cheng-Gong Xie, team foul #5 | 34-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Hatcher (PG), Andrei Walentoski (SG), Charles Hittle (SF) Kang Chin, Cheng-Gong Xie, Elvin Dalton | |
| 08:19 | Rutgers | John Jenks can't finish the layup | 34-58 |
| 08:18 | Pitt | Charles Hittle gets the rebound | 34-58 |
| 08:12 | Pitt | Andrei Walentoski is hacked by Dikembe Ahluwalia - foul #1 on Dikembe Ahluwalia, team foul #8 | 34-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Oestreich (PG) William Briscoe | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 08:12 | Pitt | Andrei Walentoski makes the 1st free throw | 34-59 |
| 08:12 | Pitt | Andrei Walentoski makes the 2nd free throw | 34-60 |
| 07:58 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-60 |
| 07:56 | Pitt | Charles Hittle pulls down the rebound | 34-60 |
| 07:37 | Pitt | Peter Hunt comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 34-60 |
| 07:36 | Rutgers | William Oestreich gets the rebound | 34-60 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Oestreich (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Pedro Lopez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Dikembe Ahluwalia (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Espinosa (fresh) 2 blk. C - John Jenks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - William Hatcher (tiring) 9 pts. 7 ast. SG - Andrei Walentoski (tiring) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Charles Hittle (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Peter Hunt (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. C - Calvin Cole (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Rutgers | John Jenks double dribbles | 34-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Osvaldo Alonzo (SG), Donald McWatters (SF), Andrew Frazee (C) Pedro Lopez, Dikembe Ahluwalia, John Jenks | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Cheng-Gong Xie (SG), Elvin Dalton (SF), Matthew Murphree (PF), Robert Franz (C) William Hatcher, Andrei Walentoski, Charles Hittle, Peter Hunt, Calvin Cole | |
| 06:59 | Pitt | Donald McWatters denies the turnaround by Cheng-Gong Xie | 34-60 |
| 06:58 | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa snags the defensive board | 34-60 |
| 06:54 | Rutgers | William Oestreich can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Matthew Murphree - foul #2 on Matthew Murphree, team foul #6 | 34-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Hittle (SF) Elvin Dalton | |
| 06:54 | Rutgers | William Oestreich makes the 1st free throw | 35-60 |
| 06:54 | Rutgers | William Oestreich makes the 2nd free throw | 36-60 |
| 06:26 | Pitt | Charles Hittle misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-60 |
| 06:24 | Pitt | Charles Hittle gets the offensive rebound | 36-60 |
| 06:03 | Pitt | Kang Chin knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Robert Franz and he's hacked by William Oestreich - foul #1 on William Oestreich, team foul #9 | 36-62 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Jenks (PF) Thomas Espinosa | |
| Subs | Pitt | Elvin Dalton (SF) Charles Hittle | |
| 06:03 | Pitt | Kang Chin misses the free throw | 36-62 |
| 06:03 | Rutgers | John Jenks pulls down the rebound | 36-62 |
| 05:40 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-62 |
| 05:39 | Pitt | Matthew Murphree grabs the board | 36-62 |
| 05:23 | Pitt | Kang Chin buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Murphree | 36-65 |
| 05:21 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters is hacked by Elvin Dalton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Elvin Dalton, team foul #7 | 36-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa (C) Andrew Frazee | |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Hittle (SF) Matthew Murphree | |
| 05:21 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters misses the 1st free throw | 36-65 |
| 05:21 | Pitt | Robert Franz pulls down the rebound | 36-65 |
| 05:02 | Pitt | Robert Franz buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Cheng-Gong Xie | 36-67 |
| 04:44 | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa steps out of bounds on the baseline | 36-67 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Murphree (PF) Elvin Dalton | |
| 04:28 | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 36-67 |
| 04:27 | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa gets the rebound | 36-67 |
| 04:24 | Rutgers | William Oestreich's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-67 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Elvin Dalton (PF) Matthew Murphree | |
| 04:18 | Pitt | Thomas Espinosa is called for the reach on Charles Hittle - foul #2 on Thomas Espinosa, team foul #10 | 36-67 |
| 04:18 | Pitt | Charles Hittle makes the 1st free throw | 36-68 |
| 04:18 | Pitt | Charles Hittle makes the 2nd free throw | 36-69 |
| 04:01 | Rutgers | Osvaldo Alonzo misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-69 |
| 03:59 | Rutgers | William Oestreich misses the tip | 36-69 |
| 03:58 | Rutgers | John Jenks pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-69 |
| 03:46 | Rutgers | Osvaldo Alonzo buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Espinosa | 38-69 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:24 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton is hacked by John Jenks - foul #1 on John Jenks, team foul #11 | 38-69 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Andrew Frazee (C) Osvaldo Alonzo | |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Murphree (PF) Charles Hittle | |
| 03:24 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton makes the 1st free throw | 38-70 |
| 03:24 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton makes the 2nd free throw | 38-71 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Oestreich (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald McWatters (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Jenks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Espinosa (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Andrew Frazee (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Kang Chin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Cheng-Gong Xie (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Elvin Dalton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Murphree (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Franz (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Rutgers | Elvin Dalton is called for the reach on John Jenks - foul #2 on Elvin Dalton, team foul #8 | 38-71 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Hittle (SF) Elvin Dalton | |
| 03:07 | Rutgers | John Jenks makes the 1st free throw | 39-71 |
| 03:07 | Rutgers | John Jenks misses the 2nd free throw | 39-71 |
| 03:07 | Pitt | Matthew Murphree grabs the board | 39-71 |
| 02:47 | Pitt | Matthew Murphree can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 39-71 |
| 02:46 | Pitt | Robert Franz grabs the offensive rebound | 39-71 |
| 02:23 | Pitt | Kang Chin misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-71 |
| 02:22 | Rutgers | John Jenks grabs the defensive rebound | 39-71 |
| 02:15 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters is fouled on the floor by Cheng-Gong Xie - foul #4 on Cheng-Gong Xie, team foul #9 | 39-71 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Osvaldo Alonzo (SG) John Jenks | |
| Subs | Pitt | Elvin Dalton (SF) Charles Hittle | |
| 02:15 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters misses the 1st free throw | 39-71 |
| 02:15 | Pitt | Matthew Murphree gets the rebound | 39-71 |
| 01:51 | Pitt | Matthew Murphree knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Kang Chin | 39-73 |
| 01:36 | Rutgers | William Oestreich misses the lay-in | 39-73 |
| 01:35 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Matthew Murphree | 39-73 |
| 01:07 | Pitt | Matthew Murphree buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Robert Franz | 39-75 |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa is fouled on the floor by Cheng-Gong Xie - foul #5 on Cheng-Gong Xie, team foul #10 | 39-75 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Jenks (C) Andrew Frazee | |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrei Walentoski (SG), Charles Hittle (SF) Cheng-Gong Xie, Elvin Dalton | |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa makes the 1st free throw | 40-75 |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa makes the 2nd free throw | 41-75 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:26 | Pitt | Charles Hittle can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 41-75 |
| 00:24 | Rutgers | John Jenks grabs the board | 41-75 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:22 | Rutgers | Andrei Walentoski steps in front of the William Oestreich pass in the backcourt | 41-75 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Kang Chin runs out the clock | 41-75 |